Stevens hosts annual reception for accepted students
Sheeraz Hyder
Issue date: 4/25/08 Section: Campus News
Over 415 families of accepted students were given the opportunity to experience Stevens this past Sunday as part of the annual Freshmen Tea. This annual reception for accepted students gives them the opportunity to explore Stevens first hand and hear why they should make Stevens their home in the fall. The tea started at 11 a.m. in the Canavan Arena of the Schaefer Athletic Center where accepted students could meet and speak with representatives from various administrative departments such as Career Development, Cooperative Education and Academics. At 1 p.m. Dr. Maureen Weatherall '78, Vice President of University Enrollment and Administration, welcomed the students. Following Dr. Weatherall's address, Zachary Carr '11 gave a freshman's perspective of Stevens.
Carr started by discussing his road to Stevens, detailing his ambitions to play high-level soccer and pursue a bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering. Though all the schools he visited had both, it was Stevens he said "was on a higher level" and where he "wanted to be." Carr also discussed his first year here highlighting the Unity Carnival from the prior Friday and the quality of academics he has encountered. Carr then told the students to "find your niche and get involved." Carr finished by describing the "independence shock" of college noting that with the ability to "choose the activities you participate in, and how you allocate your time ... comes a very important responsibility ... [to] determine how we are going to accomplish our goals and the tasks set forth to us."
Senior Rebecca Kolberg then discussed her perspective of Stevens after spending five years here. She started by discussing how she "took a leap out of my comfort zone and applied to Stevens." She extolled the admitted students saying they were "collectively some of the best and the brightest ... hard workers, the committed teammates, the leaders, the most ambitious, the problem solvers, and the thinkers." She detailed her college ambitions saying she wanted "A place where after a week of Fluid Mechanics and Machine Dynamics, I could explore theatres and jazz clubs, diverse neighborhoods with corner cafes, unusual characters, and best kept secrets." She said that "Stevens also challenges you to learn the art of balance" noting there "are so many activities to choose from that it may seem overwhelming." Kolberg also related Stevens' diversity saying that clubs exist that "share the culture of Africans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Italians, Koreans, Latin Americans, Malaysians, Pakistanis, Russians, and yes, even Americans." Kolberg then switched gears and talked about her semester abroad in Geneva, Switzerland and her summer working with Engineering World Health in Tanzania. She discussed "learning Swahili and basic troubleshooting" and talked about how when she "witnessed a live birth, prospective students, classmates, administrators and my mechanical engineering professors were reading about it" through her Admissions blog. She finished by leaving the students "with a sense that your Stevens degree will be challenging but incredibly worthwhile, there will be support to get you through, and when you venture out to share your gifts with the world, you will be among the best-prepared."
Carr started by discussing his road to Stevens, detailing his ambitions to play high-level soccer and pursue a bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering. Though all the schools he visited had both, it was Stevens he said "was on a higher level" and where he "wanted to be." Carr also discussed his first year here highlighting the Unity Carnival from the prior Friday and the quality of academics he has encountered. Carr then told the students to "find your niche and get involved." Carr finished by describing the "independence shock" of college noting that with the ability to "choose the activities you participate in, and how you allocate your time ... comes a very important responsibility ... [to] determine how we are going to accomplish our goals and the tasks set forth to us."
Senior Rebecca Kolberg then discussed her perspective of Stevens after spending five years here. She started by discussing how she "took a leap out of my comfort zone and applied to Stevens." She extolled the admitted students saying they were "collectively some of the best and the brightest ... hard workers, the committed teammates, the leaders, the most ambitious, the problem solvers, and the thinkers." She detailed her college ambitions saying she wanted "A place where after a week of Fluid Mechanics and Machine Dynamics, I could explore theatres and jazz clubs, diverse neighborhoods with corner cafes, unusual characters, and best kept secrets." She said that "Stevens also challenges you to learn the art of balance" noting there "are so many activities to choose from that it may seem overwhelming." Kolberg also related Stevens' diversity saying that clubs exist that "share the culture of Africans, Chinese, Filipinos, Indians, Italians, Koreans, Latin Americans, Malaysians, Pakistanis, Russians, and yes, even Americans." Kolberg then switched gears and talked about her semester abroad in Geneva, Switzerland and her summer working with Engineering World Health in Tanzania. She discussed "learning Swahili and basic troubleshooting" and talked about how when she "witnessed a live birth, prospective students, classmates, administrators and my mechanical engineering professors were reading about it" through her Admissions blog. She finished by leaving the students "with a sense that your Stevens degree will be challenging but incredibly worthwhile, there will be support to get you through, and when you venture out to share your gifts with the world, you will be among the best-prepared."